Oh this cake! Coconut Cake - it's velvety, moist and melt in your mouth. We absolutely loved this cake so much. It uses the reverse creaming method which makes the best cakes in my book. It's frosted with a simple coconut buttercream frosting that helps hold in all goodness! Have you heard of the reverse creaming method? If not, please do listen! The strawberry cake on my blog also uses it. I learned this mixing method through the blog, My Cake School and I am obsessed. We all … [Read more...]
Healthy Vegetable Turkey Soup
This is the perfect soup recipe for the start of a new year. Healthy Vegetable Turkey Soup is healthy, hearty and delicious. It's the perfect weeknight meal when you're looking to cut calories and fat from your diet. We are always looking for ways to eat healthier - we love to indulge but we also value a healthy diet most of the time. This soup is the perfect weeknight meal for my family. From start to finish it takes about 30 minutes, that's it! I love to cook … [Read more...]
Pesto Pasta Salad
Looking for a simple and delicious lunch recipe? This Pesto Pasta Salad is perfect! It has a little of everything - pasta, chicken, sun dried tomatoes, mozzarella pearls, pine nuts and of course, basil pesto! It's delicious and filling. I am part of a weekly salad group with two of my friends - this means we each take one day a week and make salads for each other. It's a great way to connect with friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. while also having lunch made for you! We enjoy it … [Read more...]
Jalapeño Popper Dip
If you like things spicy, salty and cheesy then this recipe is for you! Jalapeño Popper Dip is the ultimate party dip for any occasion. It would especially be delicious for Super Bowl parties! Every once in a while I crave spice. Jalapeño spice that is. I find it addicting - I think that's true of most spices actually? There is something about them, even when your mouth is on fire, you want just one more bite and then another and another. This dip is just that! For me, it's … [Read more...]
Red Velvet Cookies
Seriously...I mean seriously. You have to make these. I've been eating one of these every night for the past 5 days and I don't even care because I love them so much. Cream cheese frosting is sandwiched between two chewy red velvet cookie. I mean come on. Because Valentine's Day is coming I made something red velvet. I tried to make a cake...like 400 times and I didn't like any of them so I brought you a sandwich cookie instead. Hey it's all about quality right? And these are so … [Read more...]
White Sheet Cake
White Sheet Cake is the perfect dessert to bring to any party. A buttery moist cake is baked in a jelly roll pan and topped with a delicious buttery iced frosting. This cake is addicting, delicious and definitely a party favorite! I'm on a cake kick and I think my husband is going to kill me. Here comes January and I'm baking cake after cake after cake. I have this obsession with actually learning the science behind cake making - it's more complicated than you think. With that said, … [Read more...]
Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pistachios
You know how much I love Chocolate Chip Cookies. I've been reading how olive oil is the new great ingredient to bake with so I decided to make an Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookie - and I added pistachios for fun! These cookies are crispy on the edges, chewy in the middle and have a hint of olive oil flavor. These are so good, it's insane! How many chocolate chip cookies can I make? Oh I can make a ton - I love all kinds of cookies and I love experimenting with my favorite...chocolate … [Read more...]
Cranberry Orange Cookie Bars
You're going to love these cranberry orange cookie bars. These cookie bars remind of a scone without the fuss of making scones. These are so easy to make - no mixer required, just the ingredients, a bowl and a spoon! Oh these delightful "cookie bars" hit the spot. The entire family loved them because of their unique texture. I am calling these a cookie bar but they remind a lot of scone. They're chewy but also slightly crumbly and they are packed full of orange zest, white chocolate and … [Read more...]
BEST EVER Texas Sheet Cake
When I say this is the BEST ever Texas Sheet Cake, I mean it. Baked on a sheet pan, this cake is thin and moist due to the fudge frosting that's poured all over it. This is a recipe that I will make over and over again - it's a classic and it's just so damn good. Oh this cake, oh this Texas Sheet Cake. It has me by my heart strings...and my husband's I might add. I think he may love this cake more than me and I'm not even mad about it, because this cake, is ridiculously … [Read more...]
Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins
Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins not only look legit, they taste it! These muffins are perfectly rounded on top and have tons of chocolate chips throughout the fluffy muffin. You're going to want to make these again and again! I often get asked how I decide what to make for the blog. It really comes from anything - a restaurant I went to, something I saw in a magazine, or a simply craving. Maybe it's the weather but I am loving all breakfast goodies at the moment - things like scones … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies have a little of everything you want in a cookie. A little oatmeal, a little chocolate, some spices and of course, pumpkin! These Fall inspired cookies are thick and chewy - you're going to love them! This cookie was calling my name and I just had to figure out how to make it. I wanted this cookie to really feel and taste like a traditional chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, but with the added flavor of pumpkin. There are tons of pumpkin … [Read more...]
Roasted Chicken Dinner
Roasted Chicken Dinner - it doesn't get any better or easier than this! Add all of the ingredients into one pan and roast until delicious! I came across this recipe when I was flipping through a magazine in a waiting room. In an effort to simplify and eat healthier, I thought a dinner like this sounded delicious. I love roasted vegetables as you may know and I liked the idea of roasting an entire chicken versus a chicken breast so we could have leftovers. I tried this … [Read more...]